If it looks like a dire wolf, is it a dire wolf? How to define a species is a scientific and philosophical question

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If it looks like a dire wolf, is it a dire wolf? How to define a species is a scientific and philosophical question

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Animals@lemmy.world · 9 months ago

Figuring out whether de-extinction is possible is as much a technical puzzle as a philosophical one. Add two kinds of DNA to the mix, and it gets even more complex.

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